Diploma - Business Accounting
- 2 years
- Duration
- 17,055 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Multiple Locations / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
Students in this program learn the basics of business with an emphasis on accounting and finance. Topics covered in this area include financial and cost accounting, taxation, and the use of accounting software.
Acquire up-to-date proficiency in the use of workplace-relevant IT tools like Microsoft Excel, tax preparation software, and bookkeeping systems. To help you adapt what you've learned in the program to real-world scenarios, your coursework will include some case-based learning.
The Continuing Education Department at SLC provides students with the chance to earn a payroll certification.
This course is available at our Kingston and Cornwall locations.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Introduction to Business
- Communications for College
- Business Computer Applications
- Introductory Business Mathematics
- Professional and Personal Development
- Accounting Fundamentals
- Introduction to Economics
Semester 2
- Business Communications
- Principles of Human Resource Management
- Marketing Essentials
- Mathematics of Finance
- Business Application Modeling
- The Human Side of Business: Thriving in the New World of Work
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Management Accounting 1
- Computer Applications in Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting 1
- Microeconomics
- Advanced Excel
- Organizational Behaviour
- General Education Course
Semester 4
- Intermediate Accounting 2
- Taxation 1
- Financial Management 1
- Payroll and Government Reporting
- Management Accounting 2
- Business Law: Contract/Tort
- Topics in the Contemporary Workplace
Price
Cornwall campus:
- Tuition 15,500 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 1,555 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 17,055 CAD
Kingston campus:
- Tuition 15,500 CAD
- Program Fees 0.00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,143 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 17,643 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math at the C, U or M level
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
